Expansion bolt



Feb. 3, 1931. R. ROSEN EXPANSION BOLT Filed Aug. 2. 19 27 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR. ubn B05622,

' ATTORNEY.

v MI W/A r m 2 1 kw W/77VE 55.619

3, 1931. h ROSEN 1,790,841

EXPANS I O N- BOLT.

Filed Aug. 2. 1927- 2 sheets-sheet 2 W/YNZiiSE'S INVEN'I 0R.

fia/vy/ cam aza I. Ruben Romp,

ATTORNEY.

Patented Febl 3,1531 o 1,790,841.

* UNITEb RUBEN nosnn, or PHILAD LPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA EXPANSION :BoL'r Application filed Aug sta, 927. serial No. 210,028. I i 7 My invention relates to expansion bolts, of a modified form of barrel, drawn to a such as are used for anchoring or securing larger scale-than is the device-shown in Fig,- other material to masonry, wood and the ure 1. l r J a u like. 7 r Intl e drawings, I have shown the. barrel as.

In expansion bolts now 1n use, no proconsisting of four segments 10, but it is to 55 vision is made for preventing the barrel of be understood that any number may haemthe bolt from turning while bemg expanded 'ployedca'lthough three or more arefound to] and such-bolts tend to work loose when mbe preferable'in order that thegsegment's may 1 stalled in a structure subjected to vibration; more uniformly engage the wa-lls'dfa 1 -9 The principal object of my invention is vto when the barrelis expanded thereinithan" is c0 4 overcome these disadvantages by providing possiblewith the two-part barrel ordinarilyan expansion bolt having a barrel which is' employed on-expansion boltsheretoio re pro automatically heldagainstturning while he duced. I I

l f ing expanded and which will not work loose I SegmentslOare'providedwithgroovesll l when once installed.

Another object of my invention is to pro-1 hold thesegments together. Rings l2-imay' vide an expansion bolt which: may be-removed e made of any suitable material but, if they after it'h'as once been installed in masonry or are made of spring material, the; bolt may 7 the like and still be in condition for use. 7 be removed from a: wallor the like-and bein' 5 The construction whereby the; above ob: ue'ondition for immediate installation else- 7' 7 then ature of a bolt in threaded engagement e olt 1'7. n

jects -are" accomplished comprises barrel Where. The insideof each segment IOsistaI- having gripping members extendable through 'pered to form aflat'fa'ce13through'thecens the sides thereofandi a :wedging' member ter of which agroovegl t run and t rmi within the barrelfor expanding thegripa nates in; an aperture '15; #The rear end of Y pingmembers, and meanscooperating with face 13 1s grooved out tosform awtrou'gh; l6 r57 the wedge member-for moving" the same Whoseb-ottom extends parallel'yto the outside axially 'ofthebar rel -Thewedging member of the segmentsso'that, when-the segments maybe in the nature of a pyramidical-i nut are assembled mto' a barrel, the several and the means for moving thegnut may be in troughsform a bore;.16 fol-accommodating v v v 7 8O with the nut; 7 Faces '13 -are adapted to beengaged by a In the drawings v nut l8 wh-ich. has been shown as being rectan- 1 is a ide l-e fi f a n i n gular'ln cross section an'dltaperedin order'to bolt embodying my invention-,la-ndconform to faces'13 when: the fourjsegment's Fi 2 islan nd i th of, I a 1 7 10. are fastened together by. rings .1215 Nut Figure'3 isacentral longitudinal sectional 1S Ied throughout lts length and pm; View of the expansion bolt shown in Figure l, V ded Wlth threads 19twh1ch 'areadapted to as same would appear whenembedd'ed: inia gf 'g 'th ithreads on bolt 17:, Each groove Wan. p 7 14L: isfladaptedi to accommodate a gripping Figure 4 is a detail View ofaretaining ember QO'Whi'ch'hasafiangedend '21, anoifbarrel segments, and

member, V set-portion22; and aprong 23.- w r Figure 5 aperspective view of thelwedge When member QOiis-disposed-in groove 14, V u r prong- 23-w1ll be'dlsposed rnaperturei115 Figure 6 a perspective viewlof one of the (1th l-tspomt very nea -ly flush with the outi v 1 1 slde' gm nt l0 and withi ts flanged end Figure 7 a perspective view of a gripping t n d W rd y, s Sh Wnin Figures land element; all OfjWhlClI fOIIII partsofthe' de- A W1th gripp ng members 20 1n thisposiv .vice shown in Figurel but are illustrated on -t1 n,' flanged ends 21*w1l1 prevent nut 1 8; from v a larger scale. h a 7' e 1 1 rdroppingout ofthe rbarrel; Whenabolt 11 1 Figure 8 is a perspective viewofa part 1110i? p g nd prong 23-may'beextended adapted-to accommodate splitrings '12 which [65 I l 7 through aperture 15 by nut 18 engaging offset portion 22.

When it is desiredto secure an object to a structure or the like, a holeof the proper diameter is drilled thereinlin the customary manner, as shown in Figure 3 in which a hole 24 has been drilled in a fragment of concrete masonry 25 and a fragment of material 26 Secured thereto by means of one of 1 my improved bolts. In securing material 26 to masonry 25, a number of methods may" be employed but, in a great many cases, I find it convenient to insert the expansion bolt into hole 24 to the required. depth, hold the barrel in this position and pull outwardly on bolt 17. This will cause nut 18 to slide upon the ofisetportions 22 of members20 and force prongs 23 into masonary 25 sufficiently to hold the barrel assembly in'place. Bolt 17 is then unscrewed from nut 18, passed through material 26, the material placed in position, and bolt 17 screwed into nut-18. 1 In this manner, nut 18 is in position to receive bolt 17vwhen material 261is in place'and is held against rotation by prongs 23..

' Now by turning bolt 17 until material 26 comes into contact with the face of. masonry 25, nut 18 will be moved farther along faces 13 and will force prongs 23 farther intomasonry 25 so that the barrel is rigidly held against turning. As'nut 18 moves along faces 13, segments 10 will be moved outwardly,rdue to the wedging action of the tapered surfaces in contact, until the .out-

. side of segments 10 are pressed against the insideof hole 24'with sufficient force to support material 26. Should material 26 be subjected to vibrations or subjected to addi tional loads, it will tend to move bolt 17 away fromthe face of masonry 25 and in so doing will tend to move nut 18 with it,thus exerting a greater pressure between'the outside of segments 10 and the sides of'h-ole 2 1,as

segments 10 cannot move longitudinally due to prongs 23 being embedded in masonry 25. When ittis desired to remove the barrel assembly from hole 24:, bolt 17 may be vunscrewed 'andrmaterial'26-removed. Bolt 17 isthen threaded into nut 18 and forced farfther into the hole, thus sliding nut 18 off-0f offset portions 22 and allowing them to spring 'inwardly and withdraw prongs 23so that the expansion bolt may be removedin- "tact and ready for use elsewhere. When it is intended to use the expansion. bolt but once, rings 12 and members 20 need not be made of spring material.

Referring now to Figure 8, two segments 10 are securedtogether nearone end, as jshown at 27, and this form s produced in order to make assembling of the device easier. When Inadein this manner, the nut. end of the'barrel segments will engage the inside of the hole at four points while the bolt end 1 will only engage the insideof the'hole at two points. Aside from this feature, this.

form is the same as that shown in the other views. '7

, Itis to be understood that the particular construction as herein represented and described may be changed within the scope of the invention as herein set forth and hereinafter claimed to adapt thedevicej to varying circumstances and conditions.

Iclaim: 1. Anexpansion bolt including a split barrel having a groove and an aperture, a gripping member in the groove and extcndible of barrel segments, means for holding the segments together, fiat tapered faces-formed 7 on the insidesofthe segments, a tapered nut engaging the faces, grippinginembers dis- I posed between the nut andthe segments; and

extendible'through the segments by the action of the nut, and a bolt threaded into the nut.

composed of more than two segments, bands surrounding the barrel for holding the segments together,-i gripping members between the nut and theiinsidersurface of the barrel, prongs on the'gripping members extendible through the sides of the barrel, an offset portion on each gripping member adapted to be engaged by the nut for'extending the prongs through the sides of the barrel, anda bolt threaded intothe nut.v v

v 5. In. an expansion bolt having apertures in the sides of its barrel, means for preventing the bolt from turning comprising a gripping member having a body part, an v oflset part on the body part, and a prong onthe offset part adapted to beforced-through the aperture inthe barrel; c

. 6. In an expansion bolt having apertures in the sides of, itsbarrel and a nut in the barrel, means for preventing the bolt from turning comprising a gripping member having a body part, an offset part on the body part, a

prong onthe offset part adapted to be forced through the aperture in the barrel by the action of the nut, and a flange on the body part for holding the nut in the barrel. 7.7.- In a deviceof the class described, aniex pansible barrel having-internal longitudinal grooves withapertures at one end, gripping members lyingin the grooves and having portions lying in and extendible through said a. An expansionbolt including a barrel apertures, a wedging memberslidable longitudinally of the gripping members, said gripping members having inwardly bent portions at one end to prevent the separation of the wedge from the barrel.

8. In a device of the class described, an expansible barrel having a bore therethrough V and flared from an intermediate point toron'e end and with perforations therethrough, a

wedging member in the flared part of the bore and members movably positioned in the flared part of the bore having flanges thereon adj acent the large end of the bore to prevent distion flared from an intermediate point toward one end, a wedging nut in the flaring end, said flaring end having longitudinal grooves and apertures at the smaller end of the flaredportion', gripping members in said grooves having prongs extendable through said apertures, and flanges at their opposite ends to prevent the separation of the wedging nut from the bore, and means for moving'the wedging nut longitudinally of the barrel.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

RUBEN ROSEN. j 

